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    Ice rescue on Lake Champlain [Image 2 of 4]

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    U.S. Coast Guard personnel are conducting an ice rescue operation or training exercise on a frozen body of water. Two rescuers in the foreground are pulling a rope while additional personnel in the background appear to be on the ice surface near a rescue sled. The scene takes place near a waterfront with a breakwater and structures visible in the background.

    BURLINGTON, VERMONT, UNITED STATES

    01.10.2017

    Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Barresi            

    U.S. Coast Guard Northeast     

    A Coast Guard Station Burlington ice rescue team trains using an ice rescue shuttle board in Burlington Bay on Lake Champlain, Wednesday, January 11, 2017. The team trains using several different techniques designed to rescue people who have fallen through the ice. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Barresi)

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    Date Taken: 01.10.2017
    Date Posted: 01.23.2017 14:57
    Photo ID: 3116712
    VIRIN: 170110-G-SI450-1006
    Resolution: 3600x2403
    Size: 3.35 MB
    Location: BURLINGTON, VERMONT, US
    Web Views: 228
    Downloads: 28

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    A rescue worker in full safety gear is performing what appears to be an ice or water rescue operation, lying prone on a frozen or shallow water surface. The rescuer is wearing an orange dry suit, orange helmet with goggles, and is attending to a person partially submerged in the water. A yellow rescue board with orange straps is visible nearby, indicating a professional emergency response scenario.
    U.S. Coast Guard personnel are conducting an ice rescue operation or training exercise on a frozen body of water. Two rescuers in the foreground are pulling a rope while additional personnel in the background appear to be on the ice surface near a rescue sled. The scene takes place near a waterfront with a breakwater and structures visible in the background.
    A close-up photograph of an orange Stearns brand life vest/personal flotation device covered in ice and frost, worn by what appears to be a United States Coast Guard member. The vest displays two patches — a U.S. flag/eagle emblem patch and a United States Coast Guard patch — along with a green Lifeguard Systems Inc. tag with a phone number (845-543-3544). The extreme icing on the equipment indicates operation in severe cold-weather maritime conditions.
    The image shows what appears to be an ice rescue training exercise taking place in partially frozen water near a rocky breakwater or jetty. Two rescuers in bright orange and black dry suits and orange helmets are in the water, with at least one victim or mannequin being pulled across the ice surface. The scene is consistent with cold-water rescue drill operations conducted by emergency response teams.

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